[CCWG-Accountability] Follow-up to the last call
Adebunmi AKINBO
akinbo.adebunmi at gmail.com
Thu Dec 18 19:52:04 UTC 2014
WA3.
A member volunteered to cordinate and i requested to support.
Thats a kick-off on action that that needs to recorded.
-Akinbo.
On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Thomas Rickert <rickert at anwaelte.de> wrote:
>
> All,
> thanks to all of you for your attendance and participation in the last
> telephone conference and on the mailing lists.
>
> With this e-mail, we would like to follow up on the call we had on
> Tuesday. We plan to circulate comparable e-mails to you after every call to
> make it easier for everyone to keep track of the action items.
>
> This e-mail contains the following:
>
> I. Action Items
> II. Welcome to advisors
> III. Note to the CWG
> IV. Refined outline of tasks for Sub Groups
> V. F2F Meeting in Frankfurt
> VI. Closing remarks
>
> *I. Action items:*
>
> 1. ACTION: group to go to Subgroup1 wiki page and provide comments on
> the document before the next call
> 2. ACTION: Subgroup 1 will be repurposed to take on defining the term
> "accountability" in relation to the questions posed by Mathieu to the
> mailing list (David and Samantha are willing to lead this effort)
> 3. ACTION: review the inventory list compiled by WA2 and suggest
> either additions to or deletions from the list
>
> 4. ACTION: Colleagues to help build a comprehensive list of contingencies by the next call.
> 5. ACTION: Mathieu to identify a tentative Work Plan that will include
> timeline for legal review
>
> Please note that all action items are also listed in the meeting notes,
> which are written in the notes section of the Adobe Connect room and which
> will be sent to the list for every meeting.
>
> *II. Welcome to advisors*
>
> You will have seen the announcement on the mailing list yesterday. The PEG
> has identified and appointed 6 advisors. In addition to the kind notes that
> some of you have already sent, we would like to welcome the advisors. Their
> expertise will be immensely valuable to our group's and surely help to make
> progress in our work. We look forward to their joining the list and calls
> very soon.
>
> We do plan to invite the advisors to one of our next calls and agree on
> how we best interact with them.
>
> *III. Note to the CWG*
>
> We will send the following note to the CWG co-chairs Lise Fuhr and
> Jonathan Robinson shortly:
>
> Dear Lise and Jonathan,
> thank you for providing us with the document outlining areas of overlap
> between the CWG and the CCWG. Rest assured that we will work on the items
> you identified with priority. We acknowledge that time is of essence and
> we plan to get back to you with a preliminary suggestion in response to
> your points in the second half of January. Please note that this might be
> subject to change as the work of your group progresses and needs to be
> taken into account as well as our deliberations will evolve. This may also
> impact the determination whether certain items are to be dealt with in work
> stream 1 or / and work stream 2.
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Mathieu Weill and Thomas Rickert
> Co-Chairs of the CCWG
>
>
> *IV. Refined outline of tasks for Sub Groups*
>
> *A. WA 1*
>
> After the inventory of existing accountability mechanisms has been
> delivered for the CCWG’s review and adoption, the refined tasks to be
> undertaken are, for each mechanism identified, try to answer the questions
> of :
> a) is the mechanism providing check and balance, review or redress (see
> Netmundial definition of accountability in our Charter) ?
> b) to whom does this mechanisms seek to make Icann accountable ?
> c) for what purpose does this mechanism make Icann accountable ?
>
> This would then be a great starting point to assess which issues are most
> needed to be tackled.
>
>
> *B. WA 2*
>
> With regard to work area 2, everyone is encouraged to review the latest
> version of the inventory that was developed by the WA 2 sub-group. The
> inventory is intended to capture all ideas / suggestions made to date
> through previous public comment periods and/or (new) suggestions from CCWG
> colleagues. As agreed during the last call we suggest that you now check
> whether the list is complete, and if not suggest to include other items or
> delete some on the list. We ask you to share any additions to the inventory
> prior to our next meeting on Tuesday 23 December.
>
> It is our intention that after completing this inventory, the CCWG will,
> as next steps, consider the following:
>
> - Assess and determine which items of the inventory belong in stream 1
> (mechanisms that must be in place or committed to within the time frame of
> the IANA Stewardship Transition in light of the changing historical
> contractual relationship with the US Government) or stream 2
> (accountability topics for which a timeline for developing solutions and
> full implementation may extend beyond the IANA Stewardship Transition).
> Note that the charter of the CCWG includes a definitions and guiding
> questions questions, which are expected to serve as the basis for this
> assessment and determination (see below). In order to make this assessment
> the CCWG should also consider the meaning of ‘must be in place’ and
> ‘committed to’ as included in the definition of work stream 1. (Note: Steve
> already included a proposed categorisation in the latest draft version of
> the inventory).
> - Provide a rationale for categorising an item as part of work stream
> 1 or 2, taking into account the definitions and guiding questions in the
> CCWG charter.
>
> Only after agreement has been reached on the categorisation of items and
> rationale, we can proceed to focus on the items in work stream 1 to a)
> develop further details for each of the proposed accountability mechanisms
> and b) review each accountability mechanism proposed in work stream 1 and
> c) assess whether there is CCWG support for including it as part of the
> CCWG recommendations.
>
> As a reminder, the following list of non-exhaustive questions were
> included in the CCWG charter to aid the CCWG in its deliberations:
>
> Suggested questions to be considered as part of Work Stream 1 include, but
> are not limited to:
>
> - What would be the impact of NTIA’s transition of the IANA Functions
> Contract in ensuring ICANN’s accountability and what potential
> accountability concerns could this cause?
> - What enhancements or reforms are required to be implemented or
> committed to before the NTIA Stewardship Transition?
> - How will these enhancements or reforms be stress-tested?
> - What enhancements or reforms must be committed to before the NTIA
> Stewardship Transition, but could be implemented after.
> - If the implementation of enhancements or reforms are to be
> deferred, how can the community be assured they will be implemented?
> - How will these enhancements or reforms be stress-tested?
>
> Suggested questions to be considered as part of Work Stream 2 include, but
> are not limited to:
>
> - What enhancements or reforms can be addressed after the NTIA
> Stewardship Transition?
> - If there are enhancements or reforms that can be addressed after
> NTIA disengages, what new or existing processes ensure they will be
> addressed and implemented?
> - How will these enhancement or reforms be stress-tested?
>
> Suggested questions to be considered as part of both Work Stream 1 and 2
> include, but are not limited to:
>
> - What mechanisms are needed to ensure ICANN’s accountability to the
> multi-stakeholder community once NTIA has disengaged from its stewardship
> role?
> - What enhancements or reforms are needed to ICANN’s existing
> accountability mechanisms?
> - What new accountability reforms or mechanisms are needed?
> - If accountability enhancements and reforms are made through changes
> to ICANN’s Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, how can the community be
> assured that those changes will be permanent, or not subject to unilateral
> amendment by the ICANN Board at a later date?
>
> *C. WA 3*
>
> No changes.
>
> *D. WA 4*
>
> With regards to WA4, we have suggested to the group to try and expand the
> list of contingencies before we can focus on those with higher impact or
> greatest relevance related to the IANA Stewardship transition. Inspiration
> for contingencies can be found in generic risk management standards. All of
> them start with identifying a list of threats that are relevant to the
> organisation.
>
> Specific suggestions have been shared on the WA4 list.
>
> *V. F2F Meeting in Frankfurt*
>
> A location has been secured for the Frankfurt meeting. Grace will send out
> details under separate cover.
>
> *VI. Closing remarks*
>
> We would like to close this e-mail by thanking you again for your
> involvement in the group. It is good to see a lot of discussion going on
> that helps the group and sub groups shape its positions. For those who have
> not yet spoken up or written, please do make yourself heard. All the input
> you might have is appreciated and welcome.
>
> Also, please check the work results, papers that are produced to see
> whether the points you made actually made their way into the documents as
> they will be the basis for the whole CCWG’s review and our discussions.
>
> Thanks again and kind regards,
>
> Mathieu Weill and Thomas Rickert
> Co-Chairs of the CCWG
>
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